noun
definition
A protein, similar to collagen, found in connective tissue, that has elastic properties.
Examples of elastin in a Sentence
These corrective lines work to eradicate signs of aging, stimulate the production of collagen and elastin, and promote the skin's overall health.
The aorta may be fatally weakened by a lack of mature elastin in animals deprived of dietary copper.
Many of these used heavily processed bovine by-products such as collagen, elastin, gelatine and tallow derivatives.
Frankincense-enriched hand cream is meant to promote healthier, more youthful skin by stimulating elastin and collagen.
There they destroy collagen and elastin tissue resulting in fine lines and wrinkles which are signs of premature aging.
This product line corrects damage in every layer of the skin by promoting new cell growth, correcting pigmentation, increasing collagen and elastin, and increasing hydration.
As the skin loses collagen and elastin, it begins to get thinner.
Trentinoin triggers the production of collagen and elastin while also inhibiting their breakdown, making the skin plump and supple.
Nectifirm also combines plant-based moisturizers such as bamboo, silica, English pea extract and glucosamine to further stimulate the body's production of collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid.
Stretch marks, a form of scarring referred to as striae, are typically caused by stress to the skin that causes a breakdown in the collagen and elastin of the skin.
These lines occur when elastin and collagen under the skin diminishes.
When collagen and elastin production slows down, the skin becomes lax and unable to "snap back."
Through the natural aging process, the body loses essential amino acids, which results in slowed collagen and elastin production, which ultimately leads to wrinkles and discoloration.
Dermasycne Wrinkle Arrest is an anti-aging day cream with SPF 18 to hydrate, increase collagen and elastin production and protect skin from the sun's damaging rays.
The amino acids help boost collagen and elastin production to keep skin looking young and healthy.
Typical albuminoids are gelatin, keratin, elastin, fibroin, spongin and conchiolin.
Elastin occurs either as thick strands or as membranes; it constitutes the " elastic tissue " of the anatomist.
The elastin fibers in the image below (from loose connective tissue around the intestine) are the thin black ones.
Amino acids are the key ingredients in the AminoGenesis line and act as building blocks of protein, such as collagen and elastin, which are necessary for healthy, youthful-looking skin.